Day 8, May 17, '08 - Time is dwindling and the day list shortens because I was only pursuing new species for my May list!

This Saturday ended up being a pretty relaxing day despite an attempt to look for new May birds. I spent most of the day birding with friends, the park was quite quiet, and I decided to just enjoy the weather and appreciate the few birds we could find. Looking for an Orange-crowned Warbler and a Summer Tanager (both on Woodland Trail) didn't pay off but I still had a fun last day for my week home.

Here is the day list, which is pretty dismal for the reasons I've mentioned as well as skipping Hillman Marsh for the day (it makes a HUGE difference for your numbers!):

Canada Goose
Mallard
Red-breasted Merganser (yes, that's IT for ducks!!!)
Common Loon
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Killdeer
Sanderling (yes, those are the ONLY shorebirds!!!)
Laughing Gull (the 2 birds at the tip stayed for quite some time)
Bonaparte's Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Forster's Tern
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Eastern Screech-Owl
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (new the for week! 1 bird at the tip)
Least Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
White-eyed Vireo
Yellow-throated Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Horned Lark
Purple Martin
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Bank Swallow
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Tennessee Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Common Yellowthroat
Wilson's Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat
Scarlet Tanager
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Orchard Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow

Total Species: 75